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von Neumann neighborhood

von Neumann neighborhood noun: a neighborhood on a 2D square lattice consisting of a cell and its four orthogonal neighbors.

Noun

von Neumann neighborhood (plural von Neumann neighborhoods)

  1. A neighborhood on a 2D square lattice consisting of a cell and its four orthogonal neighbors.

Forms of von Neumann neighborhood

pluralvon Neumann neighborhoods
alternative UKvon Neumann neighbourhood

Origin of von Neumann neighborhood

Named after John von Neumann, Hungarian mathematician.

Questions about von Neumann neighborhood

What does von Neumann neighborhood mean?
Von Neumann neighborhood means a neighborhood on a 2D square lattice consisting of a cell and its four orthogonal neighbors.
What part of speech is von Neumann neighborhood?
Von Neumann neighborhood is a noun.
What is the plural of von Neumann neighborhood?
The plural of von Neumann neighborhood is von Neumann neighborhoods.

Words near von Neumann neighborhood in the dictionary

  1. von Neumann architecture
  2. von Neumann architectures
  3. von Neumann entropy
  4. von Neumann machine
  5. von Neumann machines
  6. von Neumann neighborhood
  7. von Neumann neighborhoods
  8. von Neumann neighbourhood
  9. von Neumann neighbourhoods
  10. von Neumann probe
  11. von Neumann probes

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